DO WORK

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Be employed

Example:

She works as a waitress to put herself through college

Synonyms:

do work; work

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Verb group:

work (exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity)

put to work; work (cause to work)

work (operate in a certain place, area, or specialty)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "do work"):

serve (do duty or hold offices; serve in a specific function)

bank (be in the banking business)

fill; occupy; take (assume, as of positions or roles)

drive (work as a driver)

tinker (work as a tinker or tinkerer)

serve (do military service)

blackleg; fink; rat; scab (take the place of work of someone on strike)

farm (be a farmer; work as a farmer)

moonlight (work a second job, usually after hours)

job (work occasionally)

man (take charge of a certain job; occupy a certain work place)

subcontract (work under a subcontract; engage in a subcontract)

turn a trick (have a customer, of a prostitute)

freelance (work independently and on temporary contracts rather than for a long-term employer)

Sentence frames:

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